Flamengo v Racing Club

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Onto Group A and Thursday evening features this top of the table clash in the group between second-placed Flamengo and the leaders, Racing Club, at the Maracana but in truth, Racing Club hold a commanding five-point lead at the top of the group prior to Matchday 5.

With just two points separating Flamengo and Nublense and the bottom side, Aucas, there's still everything to play for in terms of a top two finish and a place in the knockout rounds, and Flamengo are currently enjoying a promising sequence of results lately as the hosts are unbeaten in their last eight matches overall.

Five wins within this period should give Flamengo plenty of confidence that they can grab a result here against Racing Club in a bid to secure the second spot in the Group A table with just one remaining fixture to play after this round of games.

Argentinian visitors, Racing Club, know that they have virtually sealed their place in the knockout rounds of this season's Copa Libertadores as they hold a six-point buffer over the third-placed side, Nublense, prior to this Matchday 5, and only an utter disaster stands between them and the last 16 of this competition.

Racing Club are still unbeaten after their opening four games of this campaign, picking up three wins in the process by way of victories over Nublense along with home and away wins against Aucas in 3-2 and 2-1 wins respectively, so they too bring a threat of goals into this upcoming encounter at the Maracana.

The bigger picture shows Racing Club have suffered just the one defeat out of their last 12 games at Copa Libertadores level and this sequence includes seven wins while also losing just one of their last 11 outings on the road in this competition too. Flamengo v Racing Club Verdict

Flamengo possess an excellent record at home in the Copa Libertadores as the Brazilian outfit have won their last 11 home games on the trot and goals have also featured as six of these 11 home games have also resulted in both teams scoring.

Racing Club have also lost just once in their last 11 away games in the Copa Libertadores so the visitors pose a serious threat to Flamengo's ambitions of reaching the knockout round of this season's competition.

In addition, each of the previous three meetings have resulted in both teams scoring with each result also ending in 1-1 draws as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Flamengo win & Both Teams To Score @ 3.50

Correct score: Flamengo 2-1 @ 9.00